How to Connect your Amazon Echo to Sonos Speakers?

Are you sick of hearing songs in your Echo Dot’s tinny little speaker,then we’ve got some great news for all amazon echo users. You can now easily link your Amazon Echo device with Sonos speakers and can beam your favourite song over to the sonos.

Now you can connect amazon echo to Sonos speakers through the Alexa app. And can even create groups where the Sonos speakers are default playback for every command heard by your alexa device.

So, if you have an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot, you can add Sonos to Alexa device and use your voice to give commands. This article will help you set up and guide how canyou can control Sonos with Alexa and play your music seamlessly across both systems.

Let us dive into the How to Connect your Amazon Echo to Sonos Speakers process and get the best music listening experience by combining Alexa and Sonos.

What Do You Need To Connect Amazon Echo to Sonos Speaker? 

• Active internet connection/ Wifi router.
• Sonos speakers with the most recent update
• Alexa devices like the Echo or echo  Dot.

Add Sonos To Alexa

If you have already set up a Sonos speaker, move to the next section on Alexa. And if you have a new Sonos system, here is what you need to do:

• Plug in your Sonos for power.
• Firstly, download the Sonos app to your phone, tablet, or computer that is connected to the internet connection. The app is available on Google Play and the App Store.
• Open the app and click on Setup New System.
• When you have been given a choice on-screen between “Standard or Boost setup,” select Standard.
• Follow the instructions to set up Sonos.

How to Connect Amazon Echo to Sonos Speaker

• Once your Sonos system is set up, download and install the Alexa app on your smartphone.
• Open the app and set your device.
• Click on Skills and tap the Sonos Skill.
• Tap Enable and sign into your Sonos account.
• Now select the “Smart Home” in the Alexa app.
• Tap on Devices and Discover or simply say  “Discover devices.”
• Once you discover your Sonos speaker, connect Sonos to Alexa and start controlling it.

Note- To access streaming music services, they must be primarily added to the Alexa and Sonos Apps.

Accessing music services with Sonos is easy with Alexa, add both the Alexa and Sonos Apps. Follow these additional steps and here are some choices that are given worldwide:

• Spotify
• TuneIn Radio
• Deezer

And restricted ones are:

• Amazon Music (Not available in Canada)
• Pandora (Not available in the UK, Australia, or Canada)
• iHeartRadio (Not available in Canada or UK)
• SiriusXM (Not available in the UK, Canada, or Australia)

Control Sonos With Alexa

Here are some voice commands that you can give to control Sonos with Alexa. Follow each command with the wake word “Alexa.”

• Alexa, Pause/stop/resume music in the room
• Alexa, Next song/ Play the next track in room
• Stop song
• Skip song
• Resume song
• Previous song
• Turn it down/up
• Set the volume to 3 (any percentage you want).
• Adjust the volume level ( you can choose between 0 and 10).
• Mute/unmute
• What’s playing in the room?

Linking Music Services To Sonos & Alexa

It is significant to note that non-musical commands (weather, news, etc.) can also be played through Sonos speakers. The exceptional cases are the Sonos One or the Sonos Beam, because they combine Echo and Sonos Speaker functions within the same unit. With them, an external Alexa device is not needed. You can still perform these steps to add Sonos to Alexa:

• Make sure Sonos One and Beam are connected to the internet, and then proceed with the Sonos setup described above.
• Now proceed to set up Alexa by downloading the Alexa app as well as the Sonos app.
• Add the Sonos One or Sonos Beam to your list.
• Tap to enable the Sonos skill on the Sonos app or tap the Sonos skill on the Alexa app.
• Next, add music services to Alexa by clicking on “Verify Music Services”.
• Link your music service accounts to Alexa and choose a specific service.
• The services will be added to Alexa and Sonos devices.

Alexa Features That Are Not Supported by Sonos One or Sonos Beam

• Using voice commands to access the local music library
• Unable to move the music to another room.
• Calling, drop-in, receiving notifications, and messaging.
• Playing Ebooks
• Changing the wake work of Sonos One or Sonos Beam

How to Disconnect Sonos From Alexa?

If you are planning to remove Alexa voice control from Sonos, you will have to disable the Alexa Sonos skill. You can go to the Sonos app and perform these steps.

1. Tap Settings.
2. Choose Voice Services.
3. Click on Disable Alexa.

Bottom Line

Amazon has tremendously made it easy to pair smart speakers; you can pair a variety of brands with Amazon Echo and create immersive sound experience.

We hope, using the above mentioned guide you must have known How to Connect your Amazon Echo to Sonos Speakers process. But, if you are still having trouble with connecting the alexa to Sonos speakers, feel free to contact the experts now! You can call Alexa’s helpline number and get all your solutions. Dial +1-872-888-1589 or ask your query in the chat box. We are available to you 24 hours a day!

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

How to add Sonos to the Alexa group?
Follow these guidelines to add Sonos products to the Alexa-enabled device group. Open the Alexa application and tap the Devices icon. You will see a + icon, now Add group. Click on Create a room and tap next. Now, follow the on-screen instructions to name your Alexa group and select the group’s Alexa-enabled device and its Sonos product.

How to add Sonos to Alexa multiroom?
If you have multiple Alexa speakers, you can group them and play music on them at the same time. This feature allows you to get better audio quality and set up Alexa speakers in multiple rooms. Open the Alexa app on your tablet or smartphone and tap Devices. After that click the plus sign icon. Select Combine Speakers and tap on Multi-room music.

How to add Sonos to the Alexa routine?

• Open the Alexa Application and tap on the menu bar at the top.
• Select Routines and tap on the ‘+’ sign
• Tap on ‘When this happens’ and then Voice
• Enter ‘audio test’ and click Play.
• You can add a song and timer.
• After that click Save.